NTQ is headed up to New England Conservatory this weekend to premiere Kathryn Salfelder’s new sax quartet “Stolen From Above”. Our performance will be part of her free DMA recital, so come check it out!

Circuit Bridges – NTQ performs Mother Earth

The electronic new music series, Circuit Bridges, will present a concert of diverse and exciting electroacoustic music by composers from New York City and around the world. New Thread Quartet, joined by Andrea Lee Smith (flute) and Paul Pinto (electronics), will perform Mother Earth by Erin Rogers.

During the month of February, the Composers Now Festival brings together dozens of performances presented by venues, ensembles, orchestras, opera companies, dance companies and many other innovative events throughout New York City. We are excited to join an esteemed lineup of artists and ensembles for their annual kick-off event, performing Hyperoperator3 (for two tenor and two baritone saxophones) by Pat Muchmore, and two movements from Urban Composites (a series of short quartet works) by Erin Rogers.

Join us this Sunday for the premiere of 15 one-minute pieces on the Vox Novus’ series 15 Minutes of Fame. We selected these short works from a truly impressive group of submitted piece. Congratulations to these composers and a huge thank you to everyone who submitted. The concert will feature these 15 pieces alongside a curated program by NTQ.

This Sunday, end the year with a gorgeous Sunday afternoon of movement and music with Ruah dance and Composer’s Voice. Curated by David Morneau, The Ruah dance crew, Stine Moen, Brenna Palughi, and Benjamin Thys, partner with the saxophonists of New Thread Quartet in the first performance of Moving Lines, a 20-min collaborative work, set to music by Erin Rogers. This unique concert also features the world premiere of Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame: 15 one-minute works created for Diego Vásquez (clarinet) and Andrea Skurr (dance).

We strongly encourage donations of food, clothing, and toiletries for the Homeless Outreach & Advocacy Program.

NTQ will take the stage of LeFrak Concert Hall at the Aaron Copland School of Music, for the premiere of two new works for saxophone quartet by Queens-based composers Luke Schwartz and Pat Muchmore. Continuing our effort to champion the works of New York-based composers, we will present two highly contrasting pieces, each sounding within a contemporary musical language.

Muchmore’s Hyperoperator3 for two tenor and two baritone saxophones evokes a voluminous power full of rhythmic complexity and intensity while Schwartz’s Open Link in New Tab, for quartet + stereo playback, explores the beautiful texture of tonal improvisation with organic divergence. The hour-long program will be framed with works by Michael Djupstrom (Philadelphia), and Marcelo Lazcano (Chile/San Diego). This concert is presented by Queens College and is FREE and open to the public.

This program is made possible (in part) by the Queens Council on the Arts with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

This Sunday is our big premiere of Ben Hjertmann’s Sunstruck, a 30 minute contemplative microtonal work focused on the idea of intuition. Ben will give a pre-performance talk about his composition at the concert. In case you missed it, check out our live stream chat with Ben on YouTube.

NTQ is excited to be working on our biggest project this year! We’ve commissioned Ben Hjertmann who has written a new piece called Sunstruck! This 30 min piece is a huge undertaking for us and we can’t wait to share it with you! Mark your calendars: